One Direction take over the world with Global Brit Award

The One Direction boys tear up the BRITs stage before collecting the Global Success award

The band’s debut album Up All Night became the fastest-selling UK debut of 2011

They scooped the coveted Global Success gong - and then lit up London's star-studded 02 Arena.

Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, all 19, Zayn Malik, 20, and Louis Tomlinson, 21, have achieved mega success since they were put together on TV talent show The X Factor just two-and-a-half years ago.

And last night they popped out of a super-sized arcade game to perform their Comic Relief single One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks), which is set to be No 1 in an amazing 63 countries this weekend.

Now that really is world domination! Louis yelled: "This is absolutely mind-blowing."

Hunky Harry's ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift, 23, took a swipe at him and their love split with a fiery rendition of Trouble.

She sizzled as she ripped off a wedding dress to reveal a sexy lacy black play suit.

Leading the Best of British award winners was Adele, 24, who clinched the British Single gong for her Oscar-nominated James Bond theme Skyfall.

In a cheeky video message, she referred to last year's cock-up when host James Corden, 34, cut her off mid-flow during her acceptance speech - prompting the furious singer to raise her middle finger to "the suits" who had ruined her big moment.

But she joked last night: "I won't keep you too long in case I interrupt the best album speech at the end of the night."

Two stars were shocked to pick up two BRITs each.

Songbird Emeli Sande, 25, who walked off with the British Female gong and the coveted British Album award for her brilliant Our Version Of Events, said: "This feels amazing, it's incredible."

West Country singer-songwriter Ben Howard also doubled up with awards for British Male and British Breakthrough Act.

The 25-year-old promised: "Winning two awards means I'm going out to get lashed tonight."

English folkies Mumford And Sons scooped British Group to add to their recent Record Of The Year Grammy for second album Babel.

Marcus said: "It's a real honour. We love bring British, and going round the world telling people we're British."

Coldplay took the honours for British Live Act while American babe Lana Del Rey, 26, claimed International Female Solo Artist.

Best International Group went to The Black Keys. New Orleans R&B ace Frank Ocean, 25, was best International Solo Artist while Tom Odell, 22, took the Critics' Choice Award.

The winners may have been predictable - but some of the performers were electric.

Robbie Williams, 38, even wore an electric blue suit - and 32-year-old Justin Timberlake made an epic return to Britain.

But host Corden, presenting his fourth BRITs, struggled with many of his gags.

However, he did snog Radio 1 breakfast host Nick Grimshaw, 28, while sitting on his knee.